More of the Ghats from our boatride

Varanasi

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November 4th 2007
The train from Delhi to Varanasi was overnight and we had a nice air conditioned cart to ourselves. Prabhudatt, the owner of the guest house we were staying at met us at the train station and took us to his house to meet his amazing family. We spent a week at their house eating home cooked meals, taking Hindi lessons, and playing with their two daughters (Uno was a favourite!). Both Coree and I ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more